New Delhi, June 18: The first flight carrying over 100 students, who were evacuated to Armenia from war-torn Iran, landed in Delhi in the early hours on Thursday. Amid escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, Indian students in Tehran were moved out of the city, 110 of them crossing the border into Armenia, through arrangements made by the Indian Embassy on Tuesday under 'Operation Sindhu'. ‘Not Too Late for Iran To Give Up Arms’: Donald Trump Won’t Disclose Whether He Will Move Forward With US Strikes, Says ‘Nobody Knows What I’m Going To Do’.

Flight Carrying over 100 Indian Students Lands in Delhi

The Jammu and Kashmir Students' Association thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for launching the evacuation effort. "We remain hopeful that all remaining students will be evacuated soon," the association said in a statement.

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